Mary Barra Quotes

Success should not necessarily be gauged by always reaching the goal set, but by progress and attainment.

The goal is progress, not perfection!

I just hope I can get another personal best. If I can do that, I'll be satisfied.

I think anyone in life, everyone in the world, no matter what work they do, they should think of wanting to get on, to win, improve.

I always set myself new goals. I always want to do better than I did in the past. I always want to achieve things I never achieved before.

I always tell people happiness comes in one word: progress. I don't care what you achieve.

No matter what the competition is, I try to find a goal that day and better that goal.

If what you have done yesterday still looks big to you, you haven't done much today.

I knew all these people had the same goals I did, but the one that worked the hardest would come out on top. That's what drove me all the time. But I had fun. I did better every day, and that's what made it fun.

Competition helps people figure it out.

We advance on our journey only when we face our goal, when we are confident and believe we are going to win out.

I'm happy with what I've done but it's a challenge to try to win more.

Dreams grow if you grow.

Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.

When we make progress and get better at something, it is inherently motivating. In order for people to make progress, they have to get feedback and information on how they're doing.

Winning, to me, is easy. Winning more is the challenge.

I had a very successful 2014, but I have got to keep aiming for bigger and better things, so the world title is my goal.

You can learn a lot. You can learn how to win. You can learn how to be coached.

We try our best and we want to come out on the top at the end of the season.

Once you stop wanting to improve, you start to slide. And if you want to keep winning, if you want to stay at the top, that's not something you can afford to do.

My improvements, my fights and the competition is going to get better. I'm going to be ready for it.

Obviously winning is what's most important, but I need to show people that I've improved.

I'm addicted to growth.

Whatever competition you're in, you want to win.

I want to keep growing and keep getting better every day.